Biblical and Theological Foundation of the Family /

Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family argues that the family has a constitutive nature and a specific theological purpose, which God reveals in the church. Joseph Atkinson investigates the principles of the doctrine of Creation which inform the family "from the beginning"; the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Atkinson, Joseph C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Catholic Church.
Église catholique > Doctrines.
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Families > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The need for a theology of the family
  • Foundations of the family in the Old Testament
  • The family in mythological thought
  • The principles of creation and covenantal reality
  • Abraham and the family of faith
  • Family as the carrier of the covenant
  • Family as image of the covenant
  • Hebraic anthropological principles: corporate personality
  • Foundations of the family in the New Testament, early church, and Vatican II
  • The family of Abraham in the New Testament
  • The corporate dimension of baptism in the New Testament
  • Appropriation by the Church Fathers
  • Vatican II and the problems of appropriation.

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